'Theft' definitions:
Definition of 'theft'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Theft'
From: GCIDE
- Theft \Theft\ (th[e^]ft), n. [OE. thefte, AS. [thorn]i['e]f[eth]e, [thorn][=y]f[eth]e, [thorn]e['o]f[eth]e. See Thief.]
- 1. (Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny. [1913 Webster]
- Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See Larceny, and the Note under Robbery. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The thing stolen. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, . . . he shall restore double. --Ex. xxii. 4. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Theft'
From: Easton
- Theft Punished by restitution, the proportions of which are noted in 2 Sam. 12:6. If the thief could not pay the fine, he was to be sold to a Hebrew master till he could pay (Ex. 22:1-4). A night-thief might be smitten till he died, and there would be no blood-guiltiness for him (22:2). A man-stealer was to be put to death (21:16). All theft is forbidden (Ex. 20:15; 21:16; Lev. 19:11; Deut. 5:19; 24:7; Ps. 50:18; Zech. 5:3; Matt. 19:18; Rom. 13:9; Eph. 4:28; 1 Pet. 4:15).
Synonyms of 'theft'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acquisition,
- appropriation,
- boosting,
- burglary,
- caper,
- claiming,
- embezzlement,
- filch,
- filching,
- grab,
- heist,
- hijacking,
- job,
- larceny,
- lift,
- lifting,
- pilferage,
- pilfering,
- pinch,
- pinching,
- possession,
- purloining,
- reception,
- rip-off,
- robbery,
- robbing,
- score,
- shoplifting,
- snitching,
- steal,
- stealage,
- stealing,
- swiping,
- taking,
- taking away,
- taking possession,
- thievery,
- thieving,
- touch